The Assistant City Manager reports to the City Manager in the Executive Department and helps oversee all City functions in pursuing the City Council’s goals and directives.
The position provides additional capacity to lead strategic initiatives and organizational development to meet the growing demands of the City, and it will also oversee the City Clerk’s Office and Communications Division.
Pashon has been with the City since 2016, first working as Executive Administrative Assistant in the Police Department, then as a Policy Analyst. She has served in several interim roles throughout the City and, most recently, as Senior Management Analyst. Originally from Puyallup, Pashon has also worked at the City of Spokane and holds a Master's in Public Administration from Eastern Washington University and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Washington State University. Pashon was named one of the “Young Professionals” of 2019 in the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business.